How to Deactivate Your Facebook Account – This post explains to you everything you need to know about how you can temporarily deactivate your Facebook account to observe some brake. So if you’d like to take a break for Facebook, but aren’t quite ready to say a final farewell just yet (or you still want access to Messenger), deactivating your account is a decent alternative to permanent deletion.
Keep in mind that with this option, all your information will remain available to Facebook, and you may end up as the unknowing victim of data harvesting or a security breach.
To temporarily deactivate your Facebook account, you need to do the following:
1. Complete steps 1 and 2 from the Permanent Deletion guide (Settings > Your Facebook Information > Delete Your Account and Information).
2. Click on Deactivate Account:
3. Alternatively, you can go to Settings > General > Deactivate your account.
4. Enter your password when prompted, and click on Continue:
5. You’re all set! To reactivate your account, simply log into Facebook (or an app/service that uses your Facebook account). You’ll be required to type in your password – after that, your profile will be fully operational once again.
Also Read – How to Permanently Delete your Facebook Account
Once you have followed the above steps accordingly, you will be able to deactivate your Facebook account temporarily, pending when next you wish to re-activate your account.